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Accelerate (R.E.M. album)
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| Released | March 31, 2008 | |||
| Recorded | June and July 2007 | |||
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| Length | 34:39 | |||
| Label | Warner Bros. | |||
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Accelerate is the fourteenth studio album by American alternative rock band R.E.M., released on March 31, 2008, in Europe, and on April 1 in North America. Produced with Jacknife Lee, Accelerate was intended as a departure from the 2004 album Around the Sun.[4] R.E.M. previewed most of the album's tracks during a five-night residency at the Olympia Theatre in Dublin, Ireland, and recorded the album in a nine-week schedule.
The album was heralded as a return to form for the band, receiving a warm reception from music critics and achieving a 79/100 rating on Metacritic. Reviewers often complimented the aggressive, purposeful sound of the songs, with Q magazine critic Keith Cameron stating that "Accelerate is the sound of a band having enjoyed a good word with themselves—and us." It was their last album to be accompanied by a tour, as the band had decided against touring for their next (and final) album Collapse into Now before disbanding.
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- ^ a b Breihan, Tom (September 29, 2020). "The Number Ones Bonus Tracks: R.E.M.'s "Supernatural Superserious". Stereogum. Retrieved November 11, 2023.
- ^ Kelly, Rose (July 2, 2007). "R.E.M. Impress Fans, U2, Debuting Guitar-Heavy New Tracks In Dublin". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on August 29, 2009. Retrieved September 25, 2009.
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